Tag: cannabis
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Sasha Gorski | Talaria LLC co-owner
Who are you, and why should people buy your product? In any competitive industry, especially one as fast growing...
PBN’s 2025 Business of Cannabis Summit slated for March 6
PROVIDENCE – The impact of recently released draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use marijuana industry is among the topics to be discussed...
Cannabis use is rising among R.I. middle schoolers; high school alcohol...
Yesterday’s vices have lost some favor among Rhode Island’s teens and preteens, a new survey suggests.
And yet cannabis seems to have found a bigger...
Lawsuit creates uncertainty in retail cannabis licensing
During the debate over legalizing recreational cannabis, progressives fought hard to reserve a portion of the lucrative market for communities they argued were disproportionately...
Cannabis Control Commission advances dispensary licensing regs
PROVIDENCE – The Cannabis Control Commission on Friday voted to proceed with a draft regulation that will govern the selection process for new dispensaries.
The...
Marijuana reclassification not expected until after presidential election
WASHINGTON (AP) – A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won't come until after the November...
R.I. cannabis packaging could get more colorful and more informative
Drive along the highway and you’ll see plenty of big, attention-grabbing billboards with bright colors advertising Rhode Island’s few licensed cannabis retailers. But go...
R.I. cannabis agency plodding ahead as counterpart in Mass. in chaos
The state of recreational cannabis in Rhode Island has been in a peculiar grey area for months, with regulations that will govern the multimillion-dollar...
CCRI launches first cannabis training program
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island is launching an eight-week free cannabis training program through the college’s Division of Workforce Partnerships in...
Pot regulation proposal leaves banking problem
The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it...